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- 28 Sep 2009
- Research & Ideas
Improving Accountability at the World Bank
appraisals. There is an overriding contradiction at the center of the Bank's approach to public participation. On the one hand, Bank literature and policy statements are replete with testimonials View Details
Keywords: by Alnoor Ebrahim
- 13 Jun 2005
- Research & Ideas
Rescuing Products with Stealth Positioning
difference between stealth positioning and deceit. The difference is both ethical and economic. When used thoughtfully, stealth positioning is a legitimate way to diffuse prejudice about a product or company, encourage acceptance, and... View Details
Keywords: by Youngme Moon
- 12 Jul 2004
- Research & Ideas
Michael Porter’s Prescription For the High Cost of Health Care
becomes the engine of progress and reform. Improvement feeds on itself. For that process to begin, however, the locus of competition has to shift from "Who pays?" to... View Details
- 02 Jan 2008
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Stories 2007
built-in advantages. Sharpening Your Skills: Negotiation A collection of Working Knowledge stories offering tips and insights for improving your negotiation skills. Understanding the 'Want' vs. 'Should' Decision Pizza or salad? Consumers use different View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Aug 2019
- Sharpening Your Skills
Has the Corporate Mission Just Been Disrupted?
green business profitable is an even harder journey. For society's sake, entrepreneurs must be prepared to make that journey, says Geoffrey Jones. A Pragmatic Alternative for Creating a Corporate Social Responsibility View Details
- 10 Nov 2014
- HBS Case
How Restaurants in Lima and Copenhagen Became Best in the World
they been able to do that without hurting the prestige? Khaire: That portfolio approach is much harder for René, but it's not impossible. One of the ways Noma is experimenting with this is through pop-up... View Details
- 08 May 2006
- Lessons from the Classroom
Writing the Case for Public School Reform
Campaign for Human Capital at the School District of Philadelphia" examines one district's innovative approach to recruiting and retaining qualified teachers; "Reinventing Human Resources at the... View Details
- 21 Jun 2004
- Research & Ideas
Music Downloads: Pirates—or Customers?
conditions and competing forms of entertainment that is displacing legitimate sales." The industry is rethinking its position, although change occurs slowly. Q: Let's talk strategy. What have been the recording companies' strategies... View Details
- 11 Jun 2019
- Book
These Aren't Beach Books, but Managers Should Read Them Anyway
social change has been at the center of many entrepreneurial efforts by Harvard Business School alumni. Howard Stevenson discusses their pragmatic approaches to overcoming long odds. Unlocking the Customer... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 06 May 2015
- What Do You Think?
Are You Ready for Personalized Predictive Analytics?
companies like Amazon have been contemplating. For years, logistics have been managed by principles such as that of "postponement and speculation." The idea is that to approach the best match... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 04 Dec 2000
- What Do You Think?
Have We Overdone Deregulation and Privatization?
selective increases in capacity, new approaches to managing consumption, and increased merger and acquisition activity, with attendant realization of synergies and lower costs (Jill Feblowitz), and (3) has... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 16 Aug 2024
- In Practice
Election 2024: What's at Stake for Business and the Workplace?
about life-and-death due to a raging pandemic. Still, identity issues cut so deep that it can feel that way. Data suggests that this is not just in people’s heads. Real harm is being done, even if it is unintentional. Come together as a... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 27 Dec 2015
- Research & Ideas
The Most Popular Stories and Research Papers of 2015
Microsoft, Intel, and Apple in the new book, Strategy Rules. Men Want Powerful Jobs More Than Women Do (32,083) While women and men believe they are equally able to attain high-level leadership positions,... View Details
- 10 Jun 2002
- Research & Ideas
Disruption: The Art of Framing
including Tiffany & Company and Bloomingdales. In both cases, while the unique capabilities required in the print and online organizations remained distinct, the groups were able to operate in tandem. A modular View Details
Keywords: by Clark Gilbert & Joseph L. Bower
- 12 Sep 2005
- Research & Ideas
The Broadband Explosion: Thinking About a Truly Interactive World
are taking very different approaches to investment in an infrastructure that will allow the broadband explosion to come into being. The United States, for example, is leaving... View Details
- 29 May 2001
- Research & Ideas
Good News, Not Blues, For the Inner City
It's the dream business location. Vital infrastructure feeds the area. A committed workforce lives nearby. A large number of potential customers are packed around you. And it's the last place you thought to look: the inner city. But the... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 05 Aug 2002
- Research & Ideas
Understanding the Process of Innovation
distribution. Big Idea Group, by contrast, uses a low-overhead approach that welcomes any and all inventors. These "Big Idea Hunts," held at regular intervals around the country, allow inventors to... View Details
Keywords: by Loren Gray
- 15 Feb 2000
- Research & Ideas
Growing Pains: Prescriptions for U.S. Health Care
needs are increasingly ignored by these firms, which now require large margins to support their burgeoning overhead. The low-end gap thus created offers fertile ground for startups to enter the market with... View Details
- 05 Dec 2017
- Research & Ideas
What We've Learned from 101 Entrepreneurs in Emerging Markets
portrayed in the interviews, such as bank runs, political coups, and currency crises. Furthermore, the interviews elucidate how strategy formulation and execution unfolds across time, and provides a unique window into the actual cognition... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Nov 2024
- HBS Case
What Wartime Service Taught These Historic Leaders
Point. When a knee injury cut his college football career short, Eisenhower jumped to being a “cheerleader,” gathering the Corps of Cadets before games to rally their support and studying football View Details